Night fell, and the air turned slightly cool.
I sat in a lounge chair on the rooftop, holding a cup of tea and a cigarette.
I had discovered this by chance.
Lying on this rooftop, one could see a sky full of "starlight."
Of course, it was not real starlight. This was underground—how could anyone see the sky underground? It was all simulated. What amazed me was that these Pompeii people could create such a starry sky.
A Tai and the others were there too. I asked A Tai, "Is Ancient Shu City like this as well, with a simulated sky?" A Tai nodded. "Yes, it's the same as here. There's day and night, and even the changing lengths of day and night are calculated according to the perpetual calendar."
I smiled. "Does such a huge expanse of sky consume a lot of resources?"
A Tai said, "Not really. Most of it uses waste-to-energy conversion. Once nuclear energy became a controllable energy source, severe resource shortages hardly occurred anymore."
Ye Jinghong said, "In fact, on many alien planets, nuclear energy has long been used as a conventional energy source. Much of their electricity and kinetic energy is converted from nuclear power, so the damage to nature is relatively much lower."
Jiang Xiaohui said, "Big Brother, forget about energy. Tell us about you and Miss Qianqian. Are you really planning to get married?"
This brat really knew how to bring up the one thing nobody wanted to mention.
I felt a little awkward and didn't know how to answer him.
The Elder Council of Pompeii City had already begun preparing our wedding. Should I go through with it or not? Qianqian was beautiful, the kind of beauty that simply could not be described in words. No man could refuse her.
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